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Amar H. Kelkar, MD

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

Amar Kelkar, MD: Helping patients understand the diagnosis

AMA member Amar H. Kelkar, MD, is a hematology-oncology resident who strives to advance patient-centered medicine in practice and as an advocate.

Medical Student Health

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4 MIN READ

Student SOS: 6 ways to avoid “distress” in medical school

Studies show nearly 50 percent of medical students experience burnout. Take time to learn the key signs of “student distress,” so you can boost well-being during medical school.
Louis Weinstein, MD

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Louis Weinstein, MD: Find your passion and give it your all

AMA member, ob-gyn and maternal-fetal medicine specialist Louis Weinstein, MD, discovered the HELLP syndrome, which is extremely dangerous to the pregnant patient and is recognized throughout the world.
Hunter M. Pattison, MD, an emergency medicine resident

Leadership

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4 MIN READ

Hunter Pattison, MD: An advocate for local, national peers

AMA member Hunter Pattison, MD, is an emergency medicine resident who sees the impact of organized medicine at the local, national and specialty levels.
Colin H. Murphy, MD, anatomic and clinical pathologist

Leadership

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3 MIN READ

Colin H. Murphy, MD: Working to improve trauma care

AMA member Colin H. Murphy, MD, is a transfusion medicine fellow seeking to improve care for bleeding and critically ill patients.
Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD

Leadership

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4 MIN READ

Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD: Treating patients, shaping policy

AMA member and family physician Tamaan K. Osbourne-Roberts, MD, sees policymaking an extension of Hippocratic Oath’s call to apply “all measures which are required.”

Specialty Profiles

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4 MIN READ

What it’s like to specialize in urology: Shadowing Dr. Terlecki

Ryan Terlecki, MD, says urologists must feel comfortable discussing deeply intimate health issues with patients.
Uzoagu A. Okonkwo, fourth-year medical student

Leadership

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2 MIN READ

Uzoagu A. Okonkwo: Helping patients in best way possible

AMA member and medical student Uzoagu A. Okonkwo says the journey through medicine requires a team effort.